About This Newsletter
While I appreciate you taking the time to subscribe for free, you will most likely miss out on a lot of content, so I wanted to take a few moments to provide some background.
What Is This?
Behind the PowerShell Pipeline is a subscription-based newsletter that will dive deeply into the world of PowerShell. I’ll explore why and how PowerShell works, including why any of this matters to you. This content is more than code samples. I plan on diving deep into the PowerShell culture. I want to cover the concepts and the intangible side of PowerShell. In other words, why should you be using PowerShell, and how can you get the most out of it. Many of the topics arise from my years of teaching and writing about PowerShell since 2007.
Who Is This For?
I see a typical reader as an IT professional with primary responsibilities of managing Windows-based networks and platforms, including on-premises items such as Windows Server 2019 and Active Directory. Or cloud services such as Microsoft 365, Azure, and AWS. I’m assuming you are using PowerShell to manage these items or would like to. My goal isn’t to teach you how to use a command like Get-ADUser
, but rather why you would want to use it and how it might fit into a more comprehensive management solution. I’m assuming my reader is not entirely new to PowerShell and knows how to use the help system and run basic pipeline expressions.
What’s In It For You?
Here’s the tricky part. Why should you pay for content when there is so much “free” content online? First, you are getting unique content from a subject matter expert with more experience than just about anyone active in the PowerShell community today. There are probably only a handful of people worldwide who have been working with and writing about PowerShell for as long as I have. My goal is to publish a minimum of 3 articles a month. This content will be exclusive to this platform.
I also plan to offer a monthly AMA where I’ll take your questions on PowerShell, scripting, and automation. It could be as simple as trying to figure out how to get started on a particular task, how to take your career in a new direction, or resolving a pesky error message. I also hope to occasionally offer book discounts, coupons, and other promotions, which I think you’ll find helpful.
There will, of course, be no ads, and the subscriber list is mine alone.
I’ve been thinking about the content I have in mind for this project for some time. But I wanted a platform where it would stand out. I’m hoping this is the place and that you’ll join me.
Complimentary subscriptions are still welcome, although I anticipate a slower publication cadence.